Rattus norvegicus GRAPHIC PHOTOS WARNING!

[littleflocker]

A few nights after the concrete pad under the gate was installed a tennis ball sized hole appeared in front of a mole sized hill of fresh dirt. The tunnel was leading from outside to inside my chicken enclosure closest to the feeder. The trusty Victor snap trap proved itself once again, displaying a catch six times its size! The trap was dragged four feet from where it was set! I'm glad this creep didn't get away!

 

[chickened]

That is a huge rat

Are you gonna mount it?

 

[littleflocker]

Chickened It would go good with a coyote Mount in a chase pose doncha think?

I cannot afford such things so I have a special patch of blackberry sticker bushes where rat carcasses end up.

 

[chickened]

I was thinking mounting it in the trap and hang it near the chicken feeder. I hate rats with a passion.
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[littleflocker]

Thank you to the moderator for warning the public for me! I should have done that for I do not wish to offend anyone, and I dont like killing critters, but this rat is a good example of the predators you need to keep an eye out for. These are dirty critters and I don't want them near my girls.

 

[geoff40]

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Just a puppy!

 

[littleflocker]

Geoff 40 i just wanted to tell you I have a friend named Geoff who just turned 40. Kinda wierd.

 

[jh7192]

Good catch! Rats can play havoc with chickens. Not only wil they eat feed and scare and attack birds they also carry disease. Please keep in mind that if you see one rat, you probably have others you don't see. That one may have a mate and family near-by.

 

[littleflocker]

Oh yeah jh I reset the traps immediately I even have sticky traps for the little mouses.

 

[Duramaxgirl]

Ack! That's one huge rat. We just have mice up here (I think?) and I'm kinda glad. Good catch/kill!